U-M to improve pedestrian, vehicle safety at intersections with $5.66M from USDOT
The University of Michigan is developing a crash-prevention system called SAFETI, funded by a $5.66 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The system uses existing infrastructure and sensor data to predict and prevent accidents at intersections.
Why it matters
Traffic intersection safety is a major public health concern, and technological interventions could significantly reduce fatalities and injuries.
Newswise — Building on technology that detects vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists on roads and sidewalks, engineers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute are developing a crash-prevention system with $5.66 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The new system is called Safety Actions for Everyone at Traffic Intersections, or SAFETI.
"Our goal is to prevent crashes in the moment and to make intersections safer over time," said Henry Liu , director of UMTRI, professor of civil and environmental engineering, and the project's principal investigator. "SAFETI predicts conflicts and responds through warnings, in-pavement lights or signal changes, and it learns where recurring risks are so agencies can fix them for good."
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